9:04 PM,
Nov. 9, 2013

Written by

the Register's editorial staff

A rose to Mary Kramer, Martha Willits and E.J. Giovannetti for engineering a victory for Polk County's courts. Kramer and Willits co-chaired the campaign for Tuesday's successful Polk County court facilities bond referendum, with Giovannetti serving as the utility infielder. Motivating voters to support any government borrowing is an uphill battle, and getting to 60 percent requires a herculean effort. This team did that, clearing the bar at 67 percent. It helped that the three respected veterans of state and local government represent bipartisanship at its best (Kramer and ...